These issues are not easy, nobody really knows. I recently posted some writings from an MD under the topic of Manganese, that suggests if vitamin B1 is not "balanced" with manganese, it can impact thyrotoxicosis. This is just one potential other factor to consider, and there may be scores of other similar considerations.

Its probably true in the vast majority of cases that supplying an essential mineral like Iodine to a person who is deficient in it will have benefits, like supplying vitamin C to a person with scurvy has, etc.

And while it might be ok for some to take large amounts of iodine, obviously it can have detriments for others. For those others, this should not be looked at as being a bad thing, rather, the Iodine having a problem is an indicator that something is amiss somewhere else. For example, the manganese / vitamin B1 balance. It could be in some cases that all the person has to do is check their manganese and B1 levels.

Maybe the Iodine Problems forum can help to identify why a small fraction of people have trouble with iodine. I personally view such reports as indicating the person needs to look deeper, at other things than iodine itself. In that regard, Iodine is like a canary in a coal mine.

As with anything, moderation is a good idea. Even though some MD's recommend 25 mg of iodine per day, I restrict myself to about 6 mg once or twice a month.

I think there is a BIG PROBLEM with the Iodine Loading test some MD's and others promote - it assumes that all people will expel excess iodine once the body is saturated. But those MD's and others overlook the fact that there are other known reasons for the body not absorbing iodine, including Dr. Jorge Flechas himself when he states that estrogen blocks iodine absorption. Which estrogen ? estrone ? estradiol ? estriol ? It could well be that lack of hydroxylated steroids is what blocks iodine absorption and gives a mis-leading result in the Iodine Loading test, and ensuring adequate supply of the minerals necessary for steroid hydroxylation would be something to at least consider before giving credence to the loading test.

I think in general, if a person is "low" in iodine, there is a good chance that they are also low in other essential minerals and vitamins. It would be rare to find a person whose body is only solely deficient in iodine. I think deficiencies in the other minerals and vitamins are a big contributor to why people who have trouble taking iodine, have trouble taking iodine. Maybe the Iodine Problems forum can help expose some of these other issues in a way that a pattern emerges and we all learn something.

people usually preach what they need to hear the most. congrats for conforming. just re-read your post for half of what i would say to you.

besides, i know it will be a shock but my post wasnt about you and definitely not for you.

when snakeeater had a heart attack he came here and stated without any doubt his heart attack had nothing to do with his Iodine supplementation.

i could say the same thing but i think snakeeater was wrong. we both survived. i survived a widowmaker heart attack from a undetected decades old calcium blockage. i not only survived, i got out of the hospital with no appliances, no pacemaker, no stints, no defribulator, no blood thinners and i take no medications. my heart recovered too fast for them.

im alive. sorry you dont like it. Iodine is a huge factor in that. cayenne pepper is another big player if anyone wants to know. i took it every morning for 7 years prior. religiously. i thank barefoot for that.

as for your hypocrisy, you sort it out. i have bigger fish to fry.

Well said whoeveryouarenormally! I can't believe how political this thread is getting, as you say so well - we are all trying to figure out what went wrong so we can find a dose that suits us as individuals and improve our health.